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Jaspreet Singh
Mrs DiSomma
ERWC, Period 2
5 February 2017
Society has taught us to believe that bullying is something only children in elementary,
middle and high school go through. But in Reality bullying does not have a time limit, it is not
bound to a certain period of time. Bullying can be found in colleges and universities throughout
the country.
Bullying in college exists, it is not just a myth. A survey done by the Pew Research center
showed about 26% of 18-24 year old women say they have been stalked online, while 25% say
they were the target of online sexual harassment (LaMotte). An average college girl is between
the ages of eighteen to twenty four so these are the same women that are being bullied based on
the way they look and behave. The CEO and president of Project Anti-Bullying Fabianna
Pergolizzi has said the word bullying is usually associated with adolescence but it stays
consistent throughout our entire life (Cardin). Bullying does not end in high school, it will
continue throughout our life in ways that can have either negative or positives effects in our
lives. Eighteen percent of college undergraduates have admitted to being bullied once or twice in
college and thirty eight percent of the college students knew someone who had been bullied
(Bullying). If almost a fifth of an undergraduate class has been a victim of a type of bullying, it
Bullies are normal people who express their insecurities by hurting others. A CNN article
states that some girls that bully suffer from depression or alcohol abuse. These girls are venting
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their own frustrations and stress of their own lives that makes them make bad decisions onto
other people to make them feel better about themselves. Texas State University has suspended
thirteen of its drumline band after an alleged hazing incident (Kinkade). Hazing has become a
rituals for many different teams or colleges around the nation, this expression of acceptance is
given out by people who have had no acceptance in their own lives and must hurt others to prove
to themselves that they did not go through anything like that. A college bully can be anyone,
from your roommates to your college professors. Everyone goes through the stress of life, even
your professors, if these professors are too weak to handle the responsibility they have been
entrusted with, they try to guilt the students into thinking that there is something wrong with
them.
Colleges are working on a method to try and prevent bullying on their campuses. Texas
State University has made hazing, which is a form of bullying, against its policy (Kinkade).
University staff are aware of the problem at hand and they are trying to introduce more rules to
prevent this situations from happening. All colleges and universities must take serious action in
order to stop bullying on their campuses. The bullying prevention program allows to create a
home like environment, while it also tries to make the person feel more acceptable. Since
students spend most of their time on college campuses, turning it into a friendly and familiar
environment will allow the students to talk more to others around them about how they feel and
what they are going through (Olweus). College students are supposed to be aware of campus
policies or laws and whether a bullying act violates it or not. Report any behavior in violation to
campus police, local police or an individual of authority (Bullying). College officials are trying
to make students aware of how they can prevent and report an act of bullying.
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A bully has often been on the other side of his or her own actions. Sometimes a victim of
bullying does the same to another person to make themselves feel better about heir own life
(Olweus). A person who was bullied in high school may become the bully in college because he
sees his or her high school self in that certain person. That individual reminds the new bully that
this person is weak and cannot defend himself, so they chose to show their authority over this
certain individual. Out of previously bullied students almost nine percent admitted to bullying
someone else on the internet (Bullying). In the modern age, the internet has become an
everyday necessity and students think that they are completely anonymous and if the become the
bully from being the victim no one would know. Once in a sorority some members who are
against hazing will go along with it to fit in (LaMotte). Students know what they are doing is
wrong and how it is affecting the other person because they have gone through the same thing
themselves, but they keep their mouths shut and hands ties because they want to fit in and not be
College bullying is a serious issue that is often taken lightly. People do not realize that
this is our future we are putting in danger by not taking action. Great minds are created in
colleges, an individual is found, but if that individual is made feel weak and worthless, he will
not have the confidence needed to survive in the real world, and will just have his talent hidden
Work Cited
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Cardin, Kathryn. Bullying in College: Silent yet Relevant usatoday.com. USA Today, 18 Oct
Kinkade, Tyler. Texas State Drumline Members arrested for Hazing Charges.
LaMotte, Sandee. The health risks of cyberbullying in college. Cnn.com. CNN, 3 March 2015.
Olweus, Don. A Profile of Bullying at School. Expository Reading and Writing Course. The